Circles of Support and Accountability is a voluntary initiative
that assists people with convictions for sexual offences to
resettle in the community. People leaving prison with such
convictions often have difficulties in resettling. They carry the
burden of the conviction itself, which may be both stigmatising and
isolating, and they are the subject of sex offender register
requirements, parole and other supervisory conditions. Circles of
Support and Accountability in the UK started over ten years ago and
have slowly spread across the country. They work closely with the
police and probation services but rely entirely on volunteers
prepared to give up their time to work with people often otherwise
shunned by communities. Circles offer support to the person
concerned but also hold them accountable for their future
behaviour. They aim to ensure there are 'no more victims'. This
book is based on original research and provides a close-up picture
of how these Circles of Support and Accountability work in
practice. It brings together for the first time the voices of all
the participants, from the offenders and the volunteers through to
the Coordinators who link the volunteers to the professionals in
the form of the police and probation services. The research was
commissioned by Circles UK and funded by the Wates Foundation and
the University of Leeds, School of Law.
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